Climate Change and Caribou Calves
When the time that plants are most nutritious differs from the time the animals need their nutrients the most, it is known as a trophic mismatch.
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UK’s First Refuge for Hedgehogs
Just six decades ago, hedgehogs numbered around 36 million. There are now less than one million. In an attempt to reverse this decline, the first large-scale hedgehog conservation area in the UK opened last week.
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Campaign to Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Gains Momentum
This week, Mark Avery‘s petition to ban driven grouse shooting reached an all-time high of 67,400 signatories
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An A-Z of British Birds, C is for Chough
Choughs are spectacular birds. British birdlife would be much the poorer without them.
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Conservation Nation: Costa Rica Bans Sport Hunting
The amount of land that is protected as national parks is 25%, and although comprising of only 0.03% of the earth’s surface, the landmass of Costa Rica contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity.
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Bird Boxes - A Topic of Debate for UK Bird Conservationists?
To bird box, or not to bird box? That is the question. And a simple question you may think. What is wrong with fitting bird boxes/nest boxes over the seven acres of woodland around my house?
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